Executive Director, Medical Affairs (East)

Role Summary

Executive Director, Medical Affairs (East) – a senior medical affairs leader responsible for shaping medical strategy, launch readiness, and field leadership in the Eastern US, with oncology/hematology expertise and experience managing an MSL team in a matrix environment. This role partners with the West region and reports to the Vice President, Medical Affairs. Fully Remote.

Responsibilities

• Establish and lead the Eastern region of MSLs, including recruitment, onboarding, and performance development.
• Manage a geographically dispersed team covering the Eastern half of the US, ensuring consistent, high-quality scientific engagement and field execution.
• Build a culture of scientific excellence, accountability, and collaboration aligned with Immatics’ mission.
• Ensure the team operates in compliance with internal SOPs, company standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Provide coaching, mentorship, and performance management to ensure MSL effectiveness and growth.
• Translate Medical Affairs objectives into clear field medical strategies that enhance scientific exchange, trial support, and data generation activities.
• Guide MSL engagement with investigators, opinion leaders, and treatment centers to support trial execution, insights capture, and regional education.
• Drive regional readiness and scientific fluency for launch and pipeline programs, ensuring alignment with overall US strategy.
• Oversee field medical coverage for national and regional congresses ensuring seamless pre-, on-site, and post-congress execution.
• Ensure external scientific interactions are conducted in a compliant and balanced manner.
• Drive regional execution of launch readiness for TCR T-cell therapy programs, including scientific education, stakeholder mapping, and insights integration.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure consistent launch messaging and field preparedness.
• Contributes to early engagement and launch planning for future pipeline programs across solid tumors.
• Provide strategic oversight for Patient Advocacy, including trial awareness and education, sponsorship support, professional society collaboration, and executive-level advocacy engagement that strengthen partnerships with the patient community.
• Partner with the Medical Training & Content Senior Director to ensure MSLs are equipped with accurate, compliant, and effective field materials.
• Identify regional training needs, refine resources, and continuously strengthen field capabilities.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree (MD, PharmD, PhD, APN) in a life-sciences discipline
• 15+ years progressive experience across clinical and the biopharmaceutical industry (including 7+ years of medical affairs experience)
• Prior experience building, leading and coaching an MSL team is required
• Oncology/hematology experience required
• Cell therapy experience preferred
• Launch experience within oncology/hematology cell therapy in the US market strongly preferred
• Experience working and influencing in a matrix environment with other functional groups (Regulatory, Clinical Development, Clinical Operations, Commercial)

Preferred Experience and Education

• Demonstrated ability to inspire, develop, and retain top MSL talent
• Skilled in fostering cross-functional collaboration and trusted partnerships with KOLs, investigators, advocacy partners, and stakeholders
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to synthesize and present complex scientific information clearly
• Proven success elevating field medical teams as strategic partners within Medical Affairs and the broader organization

Skills

• Initiative
• Problem Solving
• Critical Thinking
• Interpersonal Communication
• Customer Service
• Attention to Detail

Education

• Advanced degree as listed in Qualifications

Additional Requirements

• Work environment involves sedentary office work; occasional lifting up to 25 lbs; remote work setup